Story+1978-12-01+Norman,+OK

"How ya doin' tonight? . . . "
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Spirit In The Night´´**

"Some aggressive women (chuckles) . . . are you guys, are you guys from around here? all you guys are from around here? (crowd cheers) where you from?....he´s from Oklahoma, apparently....who´s from New Jersey? (crowd cheers)....you guys gotta be from New Jersey (chuckles)....this is for everybody from Oklahoma, alright....´Darkness on the Edge of Town´...."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Darkness on the Edge of Town´´**

"One . . . some echo . . . we messed up, alright . . . you guys are incoherent down there . . . one, two . . . one, two . . . this, this is, uh . . . this is a song that was written . . . I think the delay's too long ... I think it's 1,2, BJ! (Bruce apparently thinks he spots someone he knows) No? . . . this is a song, was written by ... Mae Axton back in 1955, this is uh, uh . . . Hoyt Axton´s mother, I guess . . . if my mother´d wrote this song, I guess I would've never left home (chuckles)...."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Heartbreak Hotel´´**

"I grew up in this town, it was about 10,000 people, it was a small town.... I always remember . . . a town called Freehold, it was Freehold, New Jersey, about 20 miles in from Asbury Park....I always remember my father in the morning, 6am, my room was out over the backyard where he parked and he´d always buy these 100-dollar junk cars and park it out back....every morning, 6 o´clock, he´d be out there under the hood, trying to get it started so he could make it to work....I wrote a song for him...."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Factory´´**

"This is Promised Land . . . "
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´The Promised Land´´**

"You gotta prove it all night in Oklahoma...."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Prove It All Night´´**

"That's Roy Bittan on piano . . . Max Weinberg on the drums . . . Clarence Clemons on the saxophone . . .[/color] Phantom Dan on the organ . . . "
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, after to ´´Prove It All Night´´ **

"(someone yells ´Thunder Road´) Yeah, we´ll do that, we´ll do that next, alright?....this is for all the Oklahoma midnight riders, ´Racing in the Street´...."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Racing in the Street´´**

"This is for my friend down here, waving a cardboard here (chuckles)...."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Thunder Road´´**

"That's Roy Bittan on the piano ,,, Steve Van Zandt on the guitar, Garry Tallent, bass, Max Weinberg, Dan Federici ... Clarence Clemons on the saxophone . . . We're gonna be, a 20 minute break and then we're gonna come back and do another set for you, okay? (crowd cheers) . . ."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, after ´´Jungleland´´ **

"Alright, here´s a brand new song....."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´The Ties That Bind´´**

"Alright....does everybody know what they want for Christmas? (crowd cheers)....
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Santa Claus Is Coming to Town´´**

(…) _____ _____ day, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. . . “

"This is a new song, this is called ´Point Blank´...."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Point Blank´´**

". . . Big Man! . . . I don’t know what I’m gonna do . . . She makes me so mad . . . I go over to her house . . . she ain’t home . . . I call her up on the telephone … she ain’t home . . . I send her a letter . . . I get no reply . . . I wanna lay down . . . I wanna lay down . . . and look for somebody else (chuckles) . . . Big Man! (Clarence: Yeah?) . . . I GET MAD!, . . . like Jesse James . . . I GET MAD!, . . . like Al Capone . . . I GET MAD!, . . . like Smokin’ Joe . . . I GET MAD!, . . . like Pretty Boy Floyd . . . I GET MAD!, . . . like Popeye (chuckles) . . . I GET MAD!, . . . that I just don’t . . . I just don’t . . . sometimes I wanna . . . I just wanna . . . sometimes I wanna . . . this _____ . . . sometimes I just . . . sometimes I just wanna . . . sometimes I feel like I gotta . . . sometimes I feel like I just wanna . . . I just don’t know . . . “
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, “I Get Mad” in ´´She’s The One´´**

"Hey, little girl....hey, little girl....it´s good to see you back again....it´s been such a long, long time....and, baby, you´re still looking fine....and I remember you....baby, I remember you....we used to hitchhike outside of town....and I remember you....in that stripped-down Cadillac....baby´d take me riding in back....baby take me riding in back....little girl take me riding in back....(?)....on the outside we´d hear crying....but on the inside....down and down we´d go....on the outside (?)....on the inside down and down we´d go....but on the outside (?).... but on the inside down and down we´d go....on the outside (?) in the street....but on the inside....on the inside it don´t matter, no....on the outside fire and storm.....on the inside....(?) kept me still warm.....on the outside fire and storm....on the inside....down and down we´d go....and I swore I´d drive, drive all night, I swore for you that I´d drive and drive all night ....I swore that I´d drive and drive all night, I said that I´d drive, I´d drive all night just to buy you some shoes....just to taste your tender charms....to have you hold me in your arms....you promised....you promised that you´d never leave without me....you swore you would never leave without me.....you promised you´d never leave without me....in the heat of the night.... you promised....day after day....you promised....and like everything else from back then.... you promised....and, baby, you lied....baby, you lied....baby, you lied....you were pretty.... you were a little girl....(?) you could tell such pretty lies....and you knew....so now you've come back.....so now you´re back....and I wanna know why....I wanna know why....I wanna know why....I wanna know why....just what makes you think that it´s so easy....´cause I've been out too and I´ve found out some things....about me....about you....and now we´ve gotta stop, little girl, we´ve gotta stop, little girl, it´s gotta stop, little girl, it´s gotta stop, little girl, it´s gotta stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, STOP!...."
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, middle of ´´Backstreets´´**

"(people yelling ´Rosalita´) . . . Well, it’s funny that you asked for that song . . . ´cause there´s a sad story behind that song and I don´t know if you know but we don´t play that song any more (people sound disappointed) . . . maybe tonight (chuckles)(crowd cheers) . . . the reason I don´t play that song is because everytime I play that song, I break down and cry....you might find this hard to believe but once, once, once this very girl....I was in love....don´t make fun now, I´m confessing (chuckles) and...I took her and we ran away from her mother and father, we went to California....and then somebody took her away from me....I haven´t been the same since ....I´ve been on a nationwide hunt disguised as a rock and roll tour (chuckles) looking for this woman in every state and every city across the nation....I hired the best private eyes (some woman yells ´What does Rosalita look like?´). . . Oh, she´s got black hair, black eyes, about (chuckles). . . you’ve seen her? (chuckles). . . anyway, so tonight, because I´m here in Oklahoma....you never know where she might be....Rosie, wherever you are....come back!....
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Rosalita´´ **

(....) On the piano, Professor Roy Bittan....on the guitar, Miami Steve Van Zandt....oh yeah ....the girls love him....on the drums, the Mighty Max....on the organ, Mr. Dan Federici....on the bass, Mr.Garry W. Tallent....and last but not least....do I have to say his name?....do I have to say his name?....king of the world.....the master of disaster....Big Man Clarence Clemons on the saxophone...."

"I wanna, I wanna thank all for coming down to the show tonight, thank you very much.... we haven´t been out here too much, you know, it´s, uh....nice to get such a great reception, thank you very much....I´d like to....thank all you guys, I know many of you guys wait in line a long time for tickets and stuff (?) thanks a lot....here´s to you.....´´
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, intro to ´´Born to Run´´**

"Alright....alright....I ain´t responsible for what happens to you now....let´s all join together for the Lord´s Prayer . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . Feel a little strange . . .  . . . Somebody stop me!, . . . before I hurt myself . . . [Fades Out]”
 * 01.12.78 Norman, OK, ALL of ´´Quarter to Three´´ -- [Fades Out A Bit Short of ½ Way Thru]**

//Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi//